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Air Jamaica To Offer Five Daily Flights From Fort Lauderdale To Jamaica this summer

4/3/2009

Miami, FL – April 3, 2009 – Effective June 25, 2009, Air Jamaica will operate five daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Jamaica in anticipation of the busy summer travel season.

“This additional daily flight from Fort Lauderdale is in response to passenger demands from the South Florida area,” said Tom Hill, Chief Revenue Officer. “We have enjoyed a substantial increase in our load factor on this route since our new schedule was introduced at the end of February, and we aim to continue providing the best schedule for our passengers.”

Air Jamaica’s new summer schedule between Fort Lauderdale and Jamaica is as follows:

          Ft Lauderdale - to - Jamaica
  7:00am   to Kingston
  10:10am    to Kingston
  1:25pm   to Montego Bay
  2:25pm   to Kingston - new!
  7:50pm   to Kingston
   
          Jamaica - to - Ft Lauderdale
  6:30am   from Kingston
  8:30am   from Montego Bay
  10:45am   from Kingston
  4:10pm   from Kingston - new!
  6:30pm   from Kingston

Air Jamaica has now established Fort Lauderdale as South Florida’s gateway to Jamaica, and a more convenient airport for Jamaican Diaspora centrally located between Miami and West Palm Beach. Furthermore, the added flight option allows passengers to have the flexibility of early morning departures from South Florida and evening departures from Jamaica.

All flights feature a generous baggage allowance, of up to two pieces of checked baggage per passenger in Economy Class, up to three pieces in Lovebird Executive class and free in-flight entertainment.  For a limited period, passengers traveling between Fort Lauderdale and Jamaica, now through May 31, 2009, may check one additional bag free of charge. This means passengers in Economy class may check up to three pieces of baggage, while passengers in Lovebird Executive class may check up to four pieces.

For further information, reservations and details on current fare sales, call Air Jamaica at 1-800-523-5585 or visit the website at www.AirJamaica.com.

About Air Jamaica
Air Jamaica’s new summer schedule has 246 weekly flights to 12 destinations, with service between Jamaica and Toronto, New York (JFK), Chicago (O’Hare), Baltimore, Philadelphia, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Curacao and Nassau, as well as service between New York and Grenada.

Contact:
Deborah Ehrman
Ruder Finn, Inc.
212-593-6445
ehrmand@ruderfinn.com

 



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